209 days to go...

Lookin' babyesque at 10 weeks, 1 day.

…is what my Pregnancy Day by Day bible says.  Baby’s organ systems are now present, so at this point “she” changes from being an embryo to a fetus.  Her eyes have started to move more centrally, the nose is visible, the ears have started to move to their final position, the ovaries (or testes) are beginning to develop, and the head achieves a more rounded contour.  So I read!  The neck has lengthened, allowing the baby to nod and shake her head from side to side, and baby’s limbs are more developed now, too.  Yowza, I guess pain around the pelvis is expected to pick up as my body begins to accommodate my growing uterus!  Oh, bring it on! ;)  Otherwise, I've only gained 1-2 lbs.

It's been nice chattin' with my dad a bit about my "condition".  He starts to tell me what he remembers about my mom being pregnant.  Then he can't help but share that same ole story I've been listening to for years, about the trip they made to this barn filled with lots of animals -- the place they went to buy me.  Oh, and how there were rabbits and "chivitos" (baby goats).  Dad wanted a little goat, but my mom wanted me, so that's how I was chosen.  But they got the little goat, too, to feed me its milk.  Oh geez!  I told that to a group of students one year, and they got a big kick out of it.  Then my dad got the biggest kick, knowing his story was being retold!  He's just too funny!  I love it!